{"id":360833,"date":"2016-08-17T17:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T17:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/politics\/2016\/08\/17\/ban-on-political-activities-in-awutu-senya-unfair-npp\/"},"modified":"2016-08-17T17:30:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T17:30:20","slug":"ban-on-political-activities-in-awutu-senya-unfair-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2016\/08\/17\/ban-on-political-activities-in-awutu-senya-unfair-npp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban on political activities in Awutu Senya unfair \u2013 NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/rally.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the District Security Committee (DISEC), of the Awutu Senya District Assembly\u2019s decision to ban political activities ahead of the celebration of a major festival in the area, the Akomase festival.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Sampson Abbey Armah, and copied to the Kasoa Divisional Police Commander, the Assembly said the decision was taken to solely focus security on the festival during the period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a meeting of the District Security Committee (DISEC) of the Assembly, the security at Senya Beraku and its environs was exhaustively discussed especially with reference to the upcoming Akomase Festival,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the Awutu Senya Constituency Chairman for the NPP, Mr. Steve Quaye, said the decision is unfair.<\/p>\n<p>He wondered why DISEC took such a decision when activities that these political parties embark on do not pose any security threat to residents in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t understand why DISEC is doing this to us because we are all from Senya, George Andah is from Senya. We don\u2019t understand why our constituency should suffer. Most of our meetings are chaired by George Andah who is also from Senya so I don\u2019t understand why this should happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oguaa Council lifts noise-making ban ahead of NDC campaign launch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision by the Awutu Senya District Assembly comes at a time when the Oguaa Traditional Council also in the Central Region, lifted a ban on drumming and noise-making ahead of a major festival, to allow the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC), to launch its campaign at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was largely criticized by residents of Cape Coast, who accused the traditional authorities of allowing themselves to be induced at the expense of upholding an old cultural practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the District Security Committee (DISEC), of the Awutu Senya District Assembly\u2019s decision to ban political activities ahead of the celebration of a major festival in the area, the Akomase festival. 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